[GRLUG] Speed test

[john-thomas richards]

On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 03:47:44PM -0400, Bob Kline wrote:
> How much is your service per month?  Mine
> is about $7.
> 
> Some ISPs are offering higher upstream
> bandwidth now.   I've seen 1.5Mbps.
> optonline.com  I believe.
> 
> But I believe the web hosting site has the
> last word on rates,  and perhaps we now
> know why.  As you point out,  it might take
> 2 or 3 months to fill up that 237 GB (and
> growing... ) of space you talk about at the
> upload rates permitted.
> 
> For now I lean in the direction that says
> these big storage spaces are mostly a PR
> gimmick.  If they are serious about people
> using it,  and I doubt they are,  then they
> would allow more bandwidth up and down.
> Where you or I would get the bandwidth up
> is another matter.

I pay $119 per year, with the domain name registration included.

> On 4/3/07, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> >
> >On Tue, Apr 03, 2007 at 03:25:19PM -0400, Bob Kline wrote:
> >> In that case,  go with godaddy.com.  Despite
> >> the dorky name,  I know people that are having
> >> very good luck with it.  And it offers 100GB  with
> >> its low cost service.
> >>
> >> I have lunarpages.com.  I've been happy with
> >> it,  and its mere 35GB,  but I have noticed the
> >> download rate is typically low.  Under 1Mbps.
> >> This could be an issue with what you are
> >> proposing.  I have no idea what the rates are
> >> for the other services,  but perhaps this is
> >> meant to discourage the application you are
> >> suggesting?
> >[snip]
> >
> >Dreamhost.com provides me with 237GB (and growing) of online disk space
> >plus 2800GB of bandwidth per month (growing at 16GB per week).  That
> >means lots and lots of transfers available.  I can even set up my own
> >streaming server.  The problem is it would take years (so it seems) to
> >upload all of my music to my web host.  Perhaps I should swing by my
> >friend Topher's work place...  Haven't seen 'em in a while.
> >
> >:-)
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